ONLY FIVE HISTORIC STRUCTURES MIGHT BE LOST
The most important news about historic structure preservation is that the impacts of the 710 Freeway have been enormously reduced. When the 710 Freeway route (Meridian Route) was first proposed, the impacts of the project were quite significant. That was then. Today, just five historic structures may not be saved from demolition.
| Summary of Affected Historic Structures for the 710 Freeway | ||||||
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THEN |
NOW |
Fate of the Impacted Structures Now |
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Property Name |
# Impacted Structures |
# Impacted Structures |
Houses Relocated |
Houses Stored/ Returned |
Record & Demolish |
Re-construct Parkway Road |
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Markham Place Historic District |
9 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
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Pasadena Avenue Historic District |
47 |
26 |
11 |
13 |
2 |
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Riggins House |
0 |
0 |
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Thomson House |
1 |
0 |
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Prospect Circle Historic District |
15 |
8 |
8 |
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Buena Vista Historic District |
0 |
0 |
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South of Mission Historic District |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Pierce House |
0 |
0 |
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Wynyate |
0 |
0 |
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Arroyo Seco Parkway |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Grokowsky House |
1 |
0 |
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W. Smith House |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Clark House |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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East Wynyate |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Otake/Nambu House |
0 |
0 |
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Bellmar Court |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Packard House |
1 |
0 |
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Short Line Villa Historic District |
26 |
0 |
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Scattergood House |
0 |
0 |
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Jacobson House |
0 |
0 |
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L & R Smith House |
0 |
0 |
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Conaway-Penrose House |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
110 |
50 |
16 |
28 |
5 |
1 |
The Summary of Affected Historic Structures above demonstrates the extraordinary efforts of the Federal Government and Caltrans to mitigate the impact of the 710 Freeway on historic resources. After all historic resources had been inventoried, the 710 Project would have impacted 110 historic structures. With the mitigation measures of the Record of Decision signed in 1998 fully implemented, that number has been reduced by more than half to just 50 structures, and only 5 of these may not be saved.
Mitigation of impacts on historic structures will include four strategies: relocate the structure to a new plot of land in the district; move the structure off the right of way, construct a cut and cover tunnel and replace the structure on top of the tunnel; reconstruct roadway or non-habitable infrastructure; or document the structure for historical archives prior to demolition.
202-204 W.
California
206-216 W. California
Pasadena
Only five historic structures might possibly be lost in the 710 project.
Four are in Pasadena, including these two. One is in South Pasadena. No
historic structures will be lost in El Sereno.
230 Wigmore
Dr.
Pasadena
This is another of the historic houses in Pasadena that could be lost
because of the 710 construction. With all the screams from preservationists
over the historic "treasures" that will be lost, it is helpful
to view the specific structures in question. Is the preservation of this
property worth delaying the completetion of a much-needed freeway?
212 Wigmore
Dr.
Pasadena
Believe it or not this is one of the four historic houses in Pasadena
that may possibly be lost in the Freeway project. Our guess is that most
people would not view this house as a historic treasure.
909-915 Summit
Dr
South Pasadena
This is the only historic structure in South Pasadena that might not be
savable when the Freeway segment is constructed. And, maybe even this
historic structure can be saved. There are 12 other historic structures
in South Pasadena that are structurally sound and can be moved to other
sites, or moved off the site and returned on top of a cut-and-cover tunnel.
The only other historic structure in South Pasadena affected by the 710
Freeway project is the SR-110 Freeway, a roadway with official historical
status.